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  • Neuroscience
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Occupational Therapy

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  • Stroke significantly impacts occupational performance, necessitating effective rehabilitation strategies.
  • Identifying prevalent and effective interventions is crucial for optimizing patient recovery and functional outcomes.

Approach:

  • A systematic literature review was conducted, analyzing 79 articles published within the last 10 years.
  • Interventions were classified based on 6 theoretical approaches and their frequency of use was analyzed.
  • Key search terms included "occupational performance AND stroke" and "occupational performance AND CVA".

Key Points:

  • Biomechanical approaches were the most frequent, appearing in 25 studies (31.6%), encompassing therapies like electrical stimulation, robot therapy, and sensory stimulation.
  • Constraint-induced therapy was the most commonly utilized intervention strategy, featured in 18 articles (22.8%).

Conclusions:

  • The findings provide a data-driven framework for clinicians to select appropriate interventions for enhancing occupational performance in stroke patients.
  • Understanding the frequency and theoretical underpinnings of interventions can guide evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation.